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UCSF Exclusive: Never-before-published photo and 1906 Examiner story connect staff member to legenda
In April 1906, William H. Levings, grandfather to Susan Levings, associate dean, planning and communications in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, was a veteran newspaperman for the San Francisco Examiner.
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Forearm supports reduce upper body pain linked to computer use
Providing forearm support is an effective intervention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body and aids in reducing upper body pain associated with computer work, according to a study in The British Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Can Ferries Save the Day?
A blue-ribbon task force, co-chaired by UCSF Vice Chancellor Bruce Spaulding, has recommended that water transportation be elevated to a prominent level in the Bay Area's emergency preparedness plans.
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Don't Forget UCSF's 1989 Earthquake Victims
UCSF's history is San Francisco's history. That was true in the 1906 earthquake and again in the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor.
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Campus Shuttle Routing System to Undergo Major Change in May
UCSF Transportation Services is preparing for the first major overhaul to the campus shuttle routing system since the service began more than 30 years ago.
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Mammography screenings for breast cancer show racial and ethnic disparities
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1906 Earthquake Spurs Rapid Response from Parnassus
Doctors and medical students, pioneers of what would later become UCSF, responded to the 1906 earthquake by helping to care for the injured.
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UCSF Invites the Public to Mini Medical School
"Bringing Science to Life: The Promise of Modern Medicine" is the theme of UCSF's Mini Medical School for the public, which begins May 3.
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Are We Destined to Gain Weight?
Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD, studies weighty matters - the genetics of obesity. He has identified a mutated gene that is responsible for extreme obesity, at least in a rare and unfortunate few.
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Logo King
As the UCSF logo nears its 30th anniversary, designer Henry Wachs ponders art and the Russian Revolution.
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Mammography screenings for breast cancer show racial and ethnic disparities
Inadequate use of screening mammography may be an important reason that African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer than members of other ethnic groups, according to a new study led by a University of California, San Francisco imaging specialist.
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Hopes High as UCSF Breaks Ground for Cancer Research Building
Stormy skies gave way to sunshine as a symbol of hope for what's to come in cancer research at the recent groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art facility at UCSF Mission Bay.
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UCSF Animal Research Building Named Facility of the Year
UCSF is being recognized for outstanding design and construction of its new animal facility on the Parnassus campus.
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Dynes Responds to UC Compensation Task Force Report
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New England Journal Editor to Address Scientific Responsibility, April 19
Jeffrey M. Drazen will tell the VIOXX story on Wednesday during the first UCSF Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture.
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UCSF Researcher One of Bay Area's 10 Most Influential African Americans
A UCSF faculty member recently was named as one of the 10 Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area for 2005.
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UCSF Hosts Global Health Symposium on April 24
An expert will address whether academia is relevant to global health on April 24.
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UCSF Chancellor to Award Medals to Four on April 27
Four individuals will receive the UCSF Medal at a banquet ceremony on April 27.
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UCSF Offers Opportunities to Prepare for Earthquake
UCSF is gearing up for earthquake preparedness activities, which includes a disaster drill on April 19, when volunteers are needed to participate.
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Gladstone Launches Stem Cell Training Program, Names Scholars
The Gladstone Institutes has received funding to train the next generation of stem cell scientists.
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Theft and Drowning Reported at Mission Bay
A theft was reported Monday afternoon, April 10 at the Community Center at UCSF Mission Bay, says UCSF Chief of Police Pamela Roskowski.
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UCSF receives funding for training grant from stem cell institute
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine today announced that UCSF and 15 other California non-profit institutions have received the first year of funding for a three-year program designed to train the next generation of stem cell scientists.
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Gun Epidemic Topic for Talk on April 13
A public health expert and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility will talk about the global gun epidemic at UCSF this Thursday.
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Art for Recovery Project Receives International Healing Arts Award
UCSF's Art for Recovery program was recently selected as the winner of the 2006 international arts competition sponsored by the Society for the Arts in Healthcare.
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UCSF's Lee Goldman Named Dean at Columbia; King to Serve As Interim Chair
Lee Goldman, chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, has been appointed dean at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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UCSF Physician Elected to National Pediatric Leadership Position
A UCSF pediatrician has been elected to one of the premier pediatric academic societies in the United States.
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Fun and Games at UCSF's "Battle of the Schools"
Student teams from across campus exchanged oranges, built tents, ferried ping pong balls and crawled in search of fortune cookies in the first day of the Fourth Annual "Battle of the Schools."
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UCSF events for May 2006
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Little Wishes Makes Hospitalized Children Smile
Child life experts say that even the littlest gift, a board game or a stuffed bunny can bring smiles to hospitalized children facing difficult challenges.